to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
advance; moving forward; progress
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
at least; at most; (even) just
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to hang (something) on the wall
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
nonetheless; nevertheless
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
left side; left-hand side
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)